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 604 SIXTIETH CONGRESS. sms. 11. GH. s0. 1909. ·*PP“°°**°¤* Sec. 12. That any person desiring to obtain a license to practice _ medicine or surgery within the Territory of Alaska shallfirst make application therefor to the clerk of the court of the district in which he desires to practice. The application shall be in writing, and shall state the name of the ap licant, his age, his residence, the name and location of the college whence his diploma issued, the length of time, if at all, he has practiced medicine, and where, giving specifically the names of places wherein he has so racticed medicine. The application shall be accompanied by the diploma of the applicant, or duly authenticated copy, as must also an affidavit setting forth that he or she is the person therein named, and that the diploma was procured in the regular manner after the regular course of study prescribed by the medical school granting the same, without fraud or misrepresentation. prfcsggggg ¤‘*=¤*<*°¤* Sec. 13. That any applicant for license to practice medicine or sur- ` gery within the Territory of Alaska, not in possession of the credentials specified in section three of this Act, may obtain a license at the discretion of the clerk of the district court»—to whom he applies Hequuemeum. upon furnishing a properly attested statement, to wit: That he or she is a bona tide resident of Alaska, and has been engaged in the practice of medicine exclusively within the Territory of Alaska for a period of not less than three successive years immediately prior to the passage of this Act. The application shall be accompanied by the written recommendation of three bona fide residents of the judicial district wherein the applicant desires to practice, one of whom_must be a physician holding a license under section three of this Act, and shall state in a general way applicant’s character and professiona ability. et1;¢¤<>¤¤¤z ¤¤¤¤¤¤. Sec. 14. That every person receiving a license to practice medicine or surgery within the Territor of Alaska shall have such license recorded in the office of the clerk of the court of the district wherein he is practicing, or proposes to practice, within thirty days from date of issuance. And when such licentiate movesinto another district for the purpose of continuing the practice of medicine, he shall first file for record with the clerk of the court of the district to which he moves a certified cogy of the license. dPri¤¤;= Mwie evi- Sec. 15. hat any fpcrson shall be regarded as gracticing medicine °"°° ° pm l°°' within the meaningo this Act who shall within the erritory of Alaska append the letters M. D. to his name, or who shall prescribe or adminisler or make known his ability or willingness to prescribe or administer drugs, medicines, electricity, magnetism, hydrotherapy, or perform any operation or manipulation, or apply any apparatus or appliance for the cure, alleviation, correction, or reduction of any human disease. ill, deformity, defect, wound, or injury, including midwifery for hire, fee, compensation, or reward, promised, offered, or accepted, directly or indirectly. The doing of any of the acts of this section above mentioned shall be taken to be rirna facie evidence on the part of the person so doing to represent himself or herself as engaged in the prac- Hvners¤¤¤¤y<¤¤»e»=. tice of medicine or surgery or both. But nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to inhibit service in case of emergency, medical or surgical relief of natives of Alaska by employees of the Bureau of Education, or to the domestic administration of family remedies, nor to legally qualified dentists when engaged exclusively in the practice of __d¤;¤myqi;—i¤¤i€r1m9u- dentistry. Nor shall this Act apply to any commissioned medical ofli- `°“ M" ° °‘ cer in the United States Army or Marine-Hospital Service or Bureau of Education in the discharge of his professional duties, or to anv ship`s doctor attached to any vessel plying or operating in Alaska. l tae<><>r<1i¤g11ce¤¤es, Sec: 16. That applications for license to practice medicine within ° i' the Territory of Alaska shall be recorded by the clerk of the district courtin which they are presented within five days of date of presentation. Said record shall specify under which section of this Act the license be issued, if issued. and the date thereof. The record containing said